Cuzzie Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Can the BB - Never liked the Bulbous Bottom shape except on Rusty Lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPCustomdubwise Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Doctor J said: Sell Keep both. If you really wanted to sell either you wouldn't be asking the question. Always find it mildly annoying when people say "fixed for you".....so how about "tampered with for you"? However, to labour an earlier point.... if someone has an orange 414 some of us with dicky hearing and a general lack of subtlety might contend that that is as much Yamaha PJ as any hopelessly addicted flibbertigibbet bass tart could ever want. And therefore viva la difference...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Not 100 clear if you're asking us to vote for the one you should keep (what I have assumed) or the opposite. Two reasons: Can't imaging you keeping a Fender over a Yamaha Not mad keen on binding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakforest5961 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Does it really matter what they sound like acoustically? If it looks ok, and it feels ok, then "sounds phenomenal plugged in" says everything, that's what a solid body electric bass is for after all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 5 minutes ago, oakforest5961 said: Does it really matter what they sound like acoustically? If it looks ok, and it feels ok, then "sounds phenomenal plugged in" says everything, that's what a solid body electric bass is for after all. Oh, oh! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 18 minutes ago, oakforest5961 said: Does it really matter what they sound like acoustically? If it looks ok, and it feels ok, then "sounds phenomenal plugged in" says everything, that's what a solid body electric bass is for after all. Yeah, I suppose the “acoustic” test relates to feedback in the left/fretting hand - which is all part of the experience. no what effect that has on the plugged in tone is down to which side of that particular fence you sit on. I know where I sit, so I’m putting the tin opener away. I’m very distracted by new arrival though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Easy choice for me as the BB would be heavier. if it managed to be somehow around 8lbs then the BB would win by some margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Paul S said: Easy choice for me as the BB would be heavier. if it managed to be somehow around 8lbs then the BB would win by some margin. It’s around 9lbs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Not as bad as I thought! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Just now, Paul S said: Not as bad as I thought! No. Really manageable actually… this and the 414 weigh and balance super closely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I really couldn’t decide without playing them, although I have a fairly good idea what each would sound like. Based on looks alone, I’d go Yamaha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I really couldn’t decide without playing them, although I have a fairly good idea what each would sound like. Based on looks alone, I’d go Yamaha. Pop up for a brew mate - only a 4 hour drive. Kettle’s on…😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Just now, AndyTravis said: Pop up for a brew mate - only a 4 hour drive. Kettle’s on…😉 Nothing would give me greater pleasure mate, but we’ve done our final food shop today so we’re officially in hibernation now until Christmas is over and done with. My gig diary sees me all over the place in 2022 providing you know what doesn’t c0ck things up. I’ll let you know if I’m local 🤘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) After having the pleasure of hearing the Sabre in action I have a definitive answer / suggestion. Sell both, the Sabre looks as good as the Aerodyne and sounds fabulous. The Sabre visually and sonically suits your band really well too so it's a bass that should be well used Selling both would cover the cost, or give you enough for a second Sabre as a backup for when the 602 start touring the new EP!! Edit - just seen the weight of the Sabre in the other thread -- ooof. That would be a consideration for me. Edited December 21, 2021 by PatrickJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyellowcar Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Keep the Yamaha. It seems to me that selling it would be more of a “one way door” than the Aerodyne, which are rare, but not prohibitively so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Going to order strings tomorrow, the Sabre came with stainless steel 45-105 which aren’t my cup of tea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldon Tyrell Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Sell the BB1600. I know, after some time, you will regret it (and, deep inside, you know it too) and then you will go on the hunt for another one. What can be cooler than going on the hunt? Enjoy! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (edited) Something tells me this is more a case of ‘which to sell first’… 😊 …I’ll leave exhibit A below, from a recent post of yours about basses in and out this year: Tune TXJ-4 in and out Dean edge pro in and out Yamaha bb350f x 3 in and out Yamaha Bb424x x 3 in and out Yamaha bb450 in and out Yamaha bb1300 in and out Yamaha bb300 in and out Yamaha SB-55 in and out Spector Euro LX in and out Yamaha Pacifica (one in, one out) Yamaha AEX in and out Alvarez Baritone in and out cordoba classical in and out Tobias Toby Pro in and out (tomorrow) Sadowsky HPJ out ebs 410 out ebs Reidmar out Yamaha bb1600 in Fender Aerodyne in Musicman Sabre in Fleabass (green toy thing) in Ashdown mk500 in Vanderklay 212 in ahem. I think that’s about right. Edited December 21, 2021 by Chiliwailer 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 @Chiliwailer to be fair it’s in keeping with a lot of other posts on the same thread… I don’t have enough space (4 kids/2 cats) to keep them all. And I won’t keep stuff for keeping’s sake… I genuinely only regret 2 or 3 sales. And even then…I probably wouldn’t play them. Wood and strings, not friends, not family - I still baulk when people name basses… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 I’m quite liking the fact that retailers are now getting us to vote on what they sell us next. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgehouse Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 (Hee hee, only joking - got to be both because otherwise you’re just delaying the inevitable. You never offer the option for something you actually want to keep) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, Bridgehouse said: (Hee hee, only joking - got to be both because otherwise you’re just delaying the inevitable. You never offer the option for something you actually want to keep) I wish I had the time/space/money to be a retailer. I have none of the above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: @Chiliwailer to be fair it’s in keeping with a lot of other posts on the same thread… I don’t have enough space (4 kids/2 cats) to keep them all. And I won’t keep stuff for keeping’s sake… I genuinely only regret 2 or 3 sales. And even then…I probably wouldn’t play them. Wood and strings, not friends, not family - I still baulk when people name basses… Enjoying the ride is all the justification you need 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, Chiliwailer said: Enjoying the ride is all the justification you need 👍 I do. Like the Hugh Hefner of the bass world. play them all…love some, regret few… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, AndyTravis said: Wood and strings, not friends, not family - I still baulk when people name basses… Any thoughts on covering them in stickers? 😉😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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